In the Matter of Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, MD Docket Nos. 21-190 and 22-223 (link), The MAB, in combination with the state broadcasters associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees…
Editor’s note: MAB Washington counsel David Oxenford has commented that since the July 10 deadline falls on a weekend and there is FCC precedent indicating that that the deadline thus is extended to the next business day, which is Monday, July 11. However, stations are encouraged to upload in advance of the deadline to avoid…
Journalists are the eyes and ears of their communities covering some of the most important stories and topics every day. From a once-in-a-generation pandemic, to protests, school shootings, and life change policy, reporters get a first-hand view of history. But, that can be challenging and weigh heavy on a journalist, mentally. To provide a level…
Michigan broadcast journalists have a unique opportunity to learn about how to better cover gun issues with a special FREE seminar on July 11. What strategies and information can help empower newsrooms for covering the conversation over gun laws at the local, state and national levels? On July 11 at 12 p.m. Eastern, Al Tompkins…
Play it safe this summer when using your Recreational Vehicle Whether you are heading out to the campsite, traveling cross-country over the 4th of July holiday or living in a recreational vehicle (RV), it’s important to know about fire and carbon monoxide (CO) hazards present in these movable structures. In fact since the COVID-19 pandemic…
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Most radio Program Directors (or Brand Managers or Airwave Czars or whatever the preferred job title at your particular company is) can tell you what their station’s ratings are without batting an eye. After all, for many, this is the primary metric by which their performance is measured, and…
The Michigan Republican Party announced a new partnership, working with Scripps Company, specifically with WXYZ -TV (Detroit,) WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) and WSYM-TV (Lansing), to feature Republican gubernatorial candidates ahead of the August primary. Collaborating with Scripps stations for this debate will allow wide broadcasting of the candidates’ visions for a better, stronger Michigan across the…
WDIV-TV (Detroit) has announced that former station Meteorologist Kim Adams will rejoin the station on August 8. The announcement was made this past Monday (6/27) by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis. “We’ve been searching for someone who can serve the changing content needs of our audiences for a while now,” said Ellis.…
via Today@Wayne Walter P. Reuther, former United Auto Workers president, hoped that WDET radio would further the belief that “no group within a community can make progress except as the community moves ahead together.” Reuther articulated that vision in his April 1952 letter to David D. Henry, then-president of Wayne University, offering the UAW-owned station…
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP The lazy days of summer continue to provide little respite from the regulatory actions of importance to broadcasters. The good news is that there are no license renewal or EEO deadlines during the month of July. Nonetheless, there will be a number of July deadlines that require attention.…